England Women's Rugby Team Gets More Money
英格蘭女子橄欖球隊獲得更多資金
Introduction
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the England women's team have a new money deal.
英格蘭橄欖球協會 (RFU) 與英格蘭女子隊達成了一項新的資金協議。
Main Body
The players will get 25% more money for four years. Some top players can earn £100,000 a year. They get this money if they win the World Cup in 2029. At least 32 players have these contracts.
球員在未來四年將獲得增加 25% 的資金。部分頂尖球員每年可賺取 10 萬英鎊。如果他們在 2029 年贏得世界盃，即可獲得這筆款項。至少有 32 名球員簽署了這些合約。
The team is very good. They won many games and titles. But they still earn less money than women in football and cricket.
該隊表現非常優秀，贏得許多場次與冠軍。但她們賺取的資金仍低於足球與板球的女性運動員。
The RFU spent £24 million on women's rugby in ten years. They will check the contracts every two years. If the sport makes more money, the players will get more money.
RFU 在十年內為女子橄欖球投入了 2,400 萬英鎊。他們每兩年將審查一次合約。如果該項運動創造更多收益，球員將獲得更多資金。
Conclusion
The players now have more money and a better future.
球員現在擁有更多資金，未來也更加光明。
Vocabulary Learning
💰 Money Words
In this text, we see how to talk about money and time. For a beginner, the most important thing is seeing how 'more' works.
The Pattern: [Something] + More + [Something]
- More money → A bigger amount of cash.
- More games → A higher number of matches.
Comparing Things
Look at this sentence: "They still earn less money than women in football."
When we compare two things, we use Less or More + Than.
- Rugby players less money than football players.
- Football players more money than rugby players.
Time Phrases
How to say how long something lasts:
- For four years (A total length of time).
- In ten years (A period ending in the future or a total span).
- Every two years (Something that repeats).
Quick Vocabulary
- Earn: To get money for working.
- Deal: An agreement.